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1950 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–7–1 (1–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPWayne Robinson
CaptainDave Skrien
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Big Ten Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.9Michigan $ 4 1 1 6 3 1
    No.14Ohio State 5 2 0 6 3 0
    Wisconsin 5 2 0 6 3 0
    No.13Illinois 4 2 0 7 2 0
    Northwestern 3 3 0 6 3 0
    Iowa 2 4 0 3 5 1
    Minnesota 1 4 1 1 7 1
    Indiana 1 4 0 3 5 1
    Purdue 1 4 0 2 7 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1950 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1950 Big Nine Conference football season. In their 16th year under head coach Bernie Bierman, the Golden Gophers compiled a 1–7–1 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 196 to 79.[1]

    Wayne Robinson was awarded the Team MVP Award.[2]

    Total attendance for the season was 267,015, which averaged to 53,403. The season high for attendance was against Iowa.[3]

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
    September 30atWashington*No. 18
  • Seattle, WA
  • L 13–2849,500
    October 7Nebraska*
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
  • L 26–3247,710
    October 14atNorthwestern
  • Evanston, IL
  • L 6–1345,000
    October 21No. 9Ohio State
    • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • L 0–4853,192
    October 28No. 14Michigan
    • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)
  • T 7–759,412
    November 4Iowadagger
    • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)
  • L 0–1360,321
    November 11at No. 12Michigan State*
  • East Lansing, MI
  • L 0–2747,461
    November 18Purdue
    • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • W 27–1446,389
    November 25atWisconsin
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
  • L 0–1445,000
    • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Game summaries[edit]

    Michigan[edit]

    Week 5: Michigan at Minnesota
    1 234Total
    Michigan 0 070 7
    Minnesota 0 007 7

    In its fifth game, Minnesota lost to Michigan. After a scoreless first half, Michigan drove down the field culminating in a two-yard run by Don Dufek. Minnesota tied the game with a touchdown in the final two minutes to tie the game at 7-7. Dufek rushed for 63 yards, but the Minnesota team held Michigan to a total of only 46 yards rushing as Chuck Ortmann was held to -38 rushing yards. With the tie game, Michigan retained possession of the Little Brown Jug.

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "1950 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  • ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 181[permanent dead link]
  • ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160[permanent dead link]

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